-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*May 12, 2016
*MNDL1605.12
-Birds mentioned
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
American White Pelican
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Marbled Godwit
Wilson's Snipe
American Woodcock
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Say's Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Winter Wren
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Clay-colored Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Baltimore Oriole
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: May 12, 2016
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjop...@mncable.net)
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 12,
2016 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You
may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.
This week we have seen a surge in new migrants, right on time for those
who migrate by hours of daylight. In most , if not all counties in the
northwest, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, both kinglets, TREE SWALLOW, CLIFF
SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW,
HARRISS SPARROW, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE have all been reported this week.
Notably, many folks are reporting large numbers of PINE SISKINS, mostly
absent all winter. AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES seem to be on the increase also,
although many of those have been here all winter, dressed in their
winter drab. BROAD-WINGED HAWKS migrated in this week also, as many have
reported them and a group of us were treated to several kettles of them
at East Grand Forks on Saturday, totaling over 30 individuals. Im sure
they migrated through our county also, as I caught a blue jay giving a
perfect imitation of their call that day. In some areas of the northwest
a few more species of warbler have also shown up.
>From Lake of the Woods County, Beth Siverhus reported SPRUCE GROUSE,
HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE, AMERICAN BITTERN, NORTHERN GOSHAWK,
AMERICAN WOODCOCK, WILSON'S SNIPE, and BROWN CREEPER among others. A
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER and GREAT HORNED OWL were seen at Norris Camp.
At home in Roseau County, Beth included COMMON LOON, AMERICAN WHITE
PELICAN, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, RUFFED GROUSE, PURPLE MARTIN, BROWN
THRASHER, WINTER WREN, and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER.
Lannie Smith reported a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO at Lake Bronson State Park
on May 11.
In western Itasca County, Beth Siverhus observed COMMON LOON, GREAT BLUE
HERON, BARRED OWL, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, and EVENING GROSBEAK among
others this week.
In eastern Marshall County today, I saw PURPLE MARTINS, and several
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS.
Here in Pennington County, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER came in on May 7, a
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK on May 8, and a COOPER'S HAWK has been visiting the
feeders regularly since late April.
Anita Vettleson reported that the RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS and
BALTIMORE ORIOLES are back in Red Lake County also.
In Polk County, Sandy Aubol saw BROWN THRASHER, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW,
HARRIS'S SPARROW, and CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on May 6. On the 7th, she
reported HOUSE WREN, and on the Red River greenway, a SPOTTED SANDPIPER.
A LARK SPARROW was seen in her yard. On May 8, along the Red Lake River
greenway, she observed RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER,
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and SWAINSONS THRUSH. On May 9th, she saw a
WESTERN KINGBIRD at the East Grand Forks WTP, and a TENNESSEE WARBLER at
home in East Grand Forks. A GRAY CATBIRD and EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE were
in her yard on May 10. A BLACKPOLL came to her yard on May 11.
Justin Watts found a pair of SAY'S PHOEBES at Felton Prairie in the
gravel pit along 170th St N before the first cattle guard. Other species
seen there included MARBLED GODWIT and UPLAND SANDPIPER. GREATER
PRAIRIE-CHICKENS are booming at Bluestem Prairie.
Marshall Howe in Hubbard County reported NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH on May 7,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER , YELLOW WARBLER, and NASHVILLE WARBLER on May
9, VEERY and 60 PINE SISKINS on May 10, HOUSE WREN and GOLDEN-WINGED
WARBLER on May 11, and RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on May 12.
Thanks to all who sent in their sightings this week.
Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each
